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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]APS needed a push from both APE and Smart Restart.

APS would never reopen if they kept relying on how teachers "feel" about safety rather than actual data.  The pressure from APE gave APS a necessary kick in the butt.

APS also had vastly underprepared for how they were going to keep kids safe.  APS's temperature scans and hand washing are fine, but only help at the margins.   Better ventilation and outdoor lunch materially reduce risk.  Smart Restart is only off the deep end in that they think that perfect ventilation is necessary for reopening (and that they are off-puttingly zealous in how they present themselves).   I appreciate that we'll now have good air filters in the classroom for reopening and I support the notion that we should keep working to improve ventilation for a full reopening in the fall.

I also strongly disagree with people on this thread that APS is now suddenly an expert in pandemic safety mitigation.  APS is run by educators, not scientists.  The CDC and other government guidelines were basically useless for most of the pandemic.  There is also a significant proportion of APS administration who don't believe that kids catch and transmit Covid, and another portion who are more focused on social issues than getting kids an education.  APS needed all of the help they could get, and probably more.[/quote]

I posted previously and said CDC guidance on schools and ventilation should be followed, not APS’ feelings on the matter. APS has surely done a lot of things wrong since March 13th of last year, beginning with zero new content for the remainder of the school year and ending, well, I’ll let you know. But it’s not like the kindergarten teachers are performing the air flow analysis for APS. They have facilities people and per Bellavia’s AEM post, they hired a consultant to assist them with the analysis of current state ventilation and measure to be taken to improve the current state. 
I’m not saying SMART restart doesn’t have some valid “would love to haves” on their list. I think a robust testing protocol would be awesome. However, on ventilation, I remain unconvinced that the ventilation demands, as advanced by a graphic designer, are wholly necessary to get back in the classroom where kids will be likely double masked all day. [/quote]

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